Clown Acrobot Artwork ofClown Acrobot fromKirby: Triple Deluxe andKirby: Planet Robobot. Details First game Kirby: Triple Deluxe (2014) Latest game Kirby: Planet Robobot (2016) Other game(s) Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe Copy Ability Circus

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Clown Acrobot^[1] is anenemy that debuted inKirby: Triple Deluxe. It yields theCircus ability when swallowed.

Clown Acrobot resembles a clown, except it has a spinning top-like bottom where its feet would be. It bounces along the ground with either a hula hoop or juggling balls, and apart from its surprising range, is not all that dangerous. Clown Acrobot is currently the only enemy to yield the Circus ability.

The “Acrobot” part of their name is a portmanteau of “acrobat” and “robot”.

Game appearances[edit]

Kirby: Triple Deluxe[edit]

Clown Acrobot debuts in this game, granting the newly addedCircus ability. It is first encountered in theLollipop Land level.

Locations[edit]

InKirby: Triple Deluxe Clown Acrobot can be found in the following levels and stages:

Clown Acrobot locations inKirby: Triple Deluxe
Stage	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6 EX	Stage 7 EX	Stage 8 EX
Fine Fields					N/A		N/A	N/A
Lollipop Land					N/A		N/A	N/A
Old Odyssey						N/A		N/A
Wild World						N/A		N/A
Endless Explosions						N/A		N/A
Royal Road						N/A

Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe[edit]

Clown Acrobot appears as a course hazard inDedede's Drum Dash Deluxe, bouncing on some of the drums.King Dedede will need to avoid it while moving through the courses.

Kirby: Planet Robobot[edit]

Clown Acrobot reappears inKirby: Planet Robobot where it serves the same purpose.

Locations[edit]

InKirby: Planet Robobot Clown Acrobot can be found in the following levels and stages:

Clown Acrobot locations inKirby: Planet Robobot
Stage	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6 EX	Stage 7 EX	Stage 8 EX
Patched Plains					N/A		N/A	N/A
Resolution Road					N/A		N/A	N/A
Overload Ocean						N/A		N/A
Gigabyte Grounds						N/A		N/A
Rhythm Route						N/A		N/A
Access Ark						N/A

In theKirby novel series[edit]

In theKirby novel series, Clown Acrobot appears inKirby Meets the Squeak Squad!. He calls himself a "superb acrobat", and is a master of juggling, able to juggle balls faster than the eye can see. When attacking, Clown Acrobot can rapidly throw his juggling balls at incredibly high speeds. He can take out as many balls as he wants with no limit. At some point, he had carelessly fallen into a trap door at an ancient temple, and was stuck in its underground rooms for a long time. He is hostile towards anyone he meets in the underground, but it is later revealed that he is normally a nice guy.

InKirby Meets the Squeak Squad!, whenKirby and co. are in the temple's underground, they meet Clown Acrobot. He introduces himself as an acrobat, and juggles balls incredibly fast. He initially appears friendly, but then turns hostile, and throws a ball at Kirby. Kirby is knocked back, and Clown Acrobot continues rapidly throwing balls at everyone. Kirby furiously runs up to Clown Acrobot while dodging the balls, and then inhales him, gaining theCircus ability. When the group eventually makes it out of the temple, Kirby drops his Circus ability, freeing Clown Acrobot. Clown Acrobot is elated to be back at the surface, and thanks Kirby for saving him. Kirby wishes Clown Acrobot told him he was lost when they first met, but Clown Acrobot says it wouldn't be cool for a "superb acrobat" to say that, and then leaves.

Gallery[edit]

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  Hula hoop Clown Acrobot inKirby: Triple Deluxe
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  Juggling Clown Acrobot inKirby: Triple Deluxe
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  Credits picture fromDededetour inKirby: Triple Deluxe, featuringKing Dedede dancing magnificently next to a Clown Acrobot
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  Model fromKirby: Planet Robobot
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  Clown Acrobot inKirby: Planet Robobot
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  Background art forGuest Star Taranza: To Meet That Flower inKirby Star Allies
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  Two Clown Acrobots appear on the "Marx Circus" Travel Sticker from the "Kirby Pupupu Train" 2018 events
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  Kirby's 28th anniversary illustration from theKirby JP Twitter featuring Clown Acrobot
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  Black-and-white version of the Kirby's 28th anniversary illustration for coloring
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  Clown Acrobot inFind Kirby!! Big Gathering at the Party!

Trivia[edit]

• The Japanese name of Clown Acrobot, ファニーロバッツ ("Funny Robats"), does not actually imply that it is a robot at all. Instead, it derives from "funny" and "acrobatics".^[2] It is possible that the localization team interpreted ロバッツ ("robats", as in "acrobats") as deriving from ロボッツ ("robots"), and that this was then localized as "Acrobot".

Names in other languages[edit]

References

• Creatures that yield Circus when swallowed
• Enemies in Kirby: Triple Deluxe
• Enemies in Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe
• Enemies in Kirby: Planet Robobot
• Novel characters

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